The Seattle University Redhawks took to the road on Super Sunday to face the Portland State Vikings.

Nearly half the crowd in attendance was in Redhawks’ gear, making the trip to support their team. The game time, originally slated for 2 p.m., was changed to a noon tip-off to prevent any competition with the Super Bowl broadcast.

After a wild first half, the Redhawks found themselves trailing the Vikings 42-40, despite a 9 to 0 Seattle U run in the final minutes of the first. Seattle U shot 39 percent from the field to the Vikings’ 50 percent; each team with 13 turnovers at the break.

Posting impressive numbers in the first were both Aaron Broussard with 11 points and three steals and Cervante Burrell with 10 points and two assists. Charles Garcia had eight points and his usual two fouls on the books.

The second half both started and ended with Aaron Broussard.

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The fifteenth Mikrofest took place nearly all day Saturday at the Hall of the Woods just outside of Olympia. The event was organized through the label Brown Interior Music by Andrew Dorsett and Mark Morrison. More than twenty bands, mostly from Olympia and the surrounding area, played between 1:00PM and 2:30AM the next morning. The series has been taking place for about the last three years and, as opposed to other music festivals that span out over several days, Mikrofest’s intention is to squeeze everything into a matter of hours. Read more…

Crews hoist a huge replica of one of Kurt Cobain's guitars in place at the new Hard Rock Cafe in Downtown Seattle. Photo by Mat Hayward for Hard Rock Cafe Seattle.

What do New Orleans and Indianapolis have that Seattle doesn’t, aside from Super Bowl victories? The famous Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt with their city on it. There are almost 100 Hard Rock cafe locations around the word, but until now, none were in the birthplace of one of the hardest kinds of rock.

The Hard Rock Cafe Seattle is scheduled to open sometime this month, and crews are already putting the finishing touches on the space. This place will be hard to miss: 116 Pike St. will now be lit up with a huge 15-foot long replica of a Fender Mustang, the guitar Kurt Cobain played in the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video.
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Every year the hype for Superbowl Sunday never fails. People get all hyped up, buy insane and in-consumable amounts of food and of course wait eagerly for the commercial frenzy. It is probably safe to say that a decent amount of the people watching the Superbowl are doing it solely for the commercials and the half time show. Read more…

Here’s some neat stories from the past few days at CapitolHillSeattle.com, our news partners who diligently cover our neighborhood.

• Not so cute response: Police are investigating a gaybashing that took place near campus at 11th Avenue and East Pine Street Saturday.
• Easier parking? It’s nearly impossible to drive down Broadway to go have dinner. So most of us walk. But some changes by the city may make it easier to find a spot.
• World-class cellist: Lauri Goldston played at Vermillion Wednesday.
• Dancing with the law: Ever dance on those metal dance steps along Broadway? We thought so.  A local photographer is in hot water over copyright issues with the public art, reports CHS.

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